Caen has some good boutique-lined shopping streets, including boulevard du Maréchal-Leclerc, rue St-Pierre, and rue de Strasbourg. Antique hunters should check out the shops along rue Ecuyère and rue Commerçantes, and the antiques show at the Parc aux Expositions, rue Joseph-Philippon (tel. 02-31-29-99-99), in early May. The markets at place St-Sauveur on Friday morning and place Courtonne on Sunday morning also sell secondhand articles.
For custom-built reproduction antique furniture, visit La Reine Matilde, 47 rue St-Jean (tel. 02-31-85-45-52); it also sells decorative items, including a selection of bed linens and curtains. Le Chocolaterie Hotot, 13 rue St-Pierre (tel. 02-31-86-31-90), has a cornucopia of chocolate products as well as local jams and jellies. At Le Comptoir Normand, 7 rue de Geôle (tel. 02-31-86-34-13), you'll find many regional items, including Calvados and various charcuterie products such as tripe in the style of Caen.
For objets d'art and paintings, check out L'Atelier, 33 rue Montoir-Poissonnerie (tel. 02-31-44-49-38), which showcases the work of local painters. To browse through inventories of wine and eaux-de-vie from throughout France, head for Nicolas, rue Bellivet 10 (tel. 02-31-85-24-19).
